mandrake 9.0 cd-rw and dvd problems

[jamessp007]

i have tried to install mandrake 9.0 to dual boot with win98.
everything seems to be working correctly except my cd-rw and dvd.
i don't know how they should be setup in linux but they are opperating correctly in win98.
can anyone help me configure these?
the cd-rw is master on the cable with the dvd.

[michaelk]

Mandrake usually configures that stuff on installation. There should be a icon on the desktop that if you select it should display all of you removable media drives. Also Mandrake configures automount so you do not have to use the mount /umount commands.

Just stick a CD in and select its icon or open up Konquerer if you are using KDE or Nautlis etc.

[jamessp007]

the icon for the removable media is there but doesn't show any directories for the cd in the drive. I also have tried this through konqueror and do not find any info .
i like the drives don't exist. they must work though. i was able to install the os and they work fine in windows 98.

[Mnemonic]

Originally posted by jamessp007
i have tried to install mandrake 9.0 to dual boot with win98.
everything seems to be working correctly except my cd-rw and dvd.
i don't know how they should be setup in linux but they are opperating correctly in win98.
can anyone help me configure these?
the cd-rw is master on the cable with the dvd.

Upon installation of MDK 9.0 were the separate drives detected? I personally have the same setup (i.e., CD-RW master, DVD slave), but have not had any difficulties.

[jamessp007]

i don't know how/whether they were detected. Should I try reinstall?

[Mnemonic]

Originally posted by jamessp007
i don't know how/whether they were detected. Should I try reinstall?

Hold up before you run through an install. Take a look at fstab in /etc. What do you see?

[jamessp007]

in the shell i got the following:
[root@localhost etc]# cd fstab
bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory
[root@localhost etc]# ./fstab
bash: ./fstab: Permission denied
[root@localhost etc]# cd /etc/fstab
bash: cd: /etc/fstab: Not a directory
[root@localhost etc]#

i abandoned this because of my inexperience with the command line and thought maybe I can get to it through konqueror. i got this :

/dev/hdb5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
/dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,umask=0 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0

please advise

[Mnemonic]

Originally posted by jamessp007
in the shell i got the following:
[root@localhost etc]# cd fstab
bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory
[root@localhost etc]# ./fstab
bash: ./fstab: Permission denied
[root@localhost etc]# cd /etc/fstab
bash: cd: /etc/fstab: Not a directory
[root@localhost etc]#

i abandoned this because of my inexperience with the command line and thought maybe I can get to it through konqueror. i got this :

/dev/hdb5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
/dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,umask=0 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0

please advise

The proper method to access the file, fstab, would be to do something like: cat /etc/fstab...anyhow, your fstab does not appear suspect. This is what I have:


/dev/hda5 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/hdd,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0


Notice the supermount. Have you tried the mount command?

Place a CD in your CD-RW and issue the following command:


mount /mnt/cdrom


Then:


cd /mnt/cdrom


Do you see the contents of the CD?

When you are done with this CD you will want to use the following command:


umount /mnt/cdrom


Take a look and let me know what works and what does not. Note that these commands might need to be issued as 'root'.

[jamessp007]

[root@localhost root]# cd /mnt/cdrom
[root@localhost cdrom]# ls
[root@localhost cdrom]# ll
total 0
[root@localhost cdrom]# mount cdrom
mount: can't find cdrom in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
[root@localhost cdrom]#

also
when i tried to login as root i received these messages:

[shooter@localhost Desktop]$ login
login: root
Password:
Login incorrect

login: su
Password:
Login incorrect

login:

I had to totally log out and re login as root to get the root access. any idea why?

[Mnemonic]

I do not know why you are having these problems. However, I suspect that it is something very simple that we are overlooking. Have you tried to modify your fstab to match mine, relative to the cdrom lines?

[Mnemonic]

Sorry..my brain is about to shutdown...I think the problem is that you need to issue the command as follows:


mount /mnt/cdrom
.
not
.
mount cdrom


Let me know if this buys you anything.

[Mnemonic]

...also, wait until the device is mounted before you 'cd'

[jamessp007]

i'm getting info for every cdrom and dvd except for music cd's. i had been cd-ing too quickly I guess. I counted to 3 Mississippi and then cd'd to the file and all was there.
however, shouldn't grip and konqueror auto detect music cd's.

konqueror still says:
An error occured while loading audiocd:/:
Could not read /

and konsole reports:
[root@localhost /]# mount /mnt/cdrom
/dev/scd0: Input/output error
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[root@localhost /]#

how do i specify a filesystem type?
is it like windows style "document.doc"?
if so how do i get the file name and type from a music cd that won't mount without that info; catch22?

[Mnemonic]

Ahhhhhh! Music CDs are not mounted because there is no file system on them. Instead, you place the audio CD in the drive and then fire up an app like kscd and you get music (if you have crossed your fingers).

:D I think we are slowly getting on the same page.

[jamessp007]

i have tried kscd, grip, and noatun.
none of these progs will recognize the cd or contents. each reports no cd. xmms seemed to have hang in process so i used xkill on it. now it won't even open.
guess i'm not too lucky.

[Mnemonic]

Into which drive are you putting the audio CD? I have the audio connector hooked to my DVD (slave). Have you tried modifying your fstab to emmulate the information I sent previously?

[jamessp007]

the audio cable is connected to the cd-rw.
I haven't tried the fstab info posted earlier.
I don't know how to "emulate" that .
I'll need guided through the process .

btw i continued to try get xmms going . It will run audio now. however, the prog seizes if you try to run visualizations. the song will continue to play but the gui becomes unresponsive. something must have become corrupted. t previously worked fine while playing mp3's.